Did you play NHL '94? Read Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Have a newfound love of mowing the lawn? Take a stroll down memory lane past browser games, AOL Instant Messenger, and the wild west of the early internet. And learn how we go from pen pals to podcasts.Guest: Mark McAvoy, my pen pal. 📫In this episode we explore: Algorithms, snail mail, and everything in between.🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help.💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: collabs@wordsaboutstuff.com 💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: fanmail@wordsaboutstuff.comFollow along on: ✨ Instagram: / amythecopywriter ✨ Facebook: / amythecopywriterfb🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: https://wordsaboutstuff.com/ ⏩ Chapters ⏩00:00 Intro00:23 Welcome Mark01:28 Browser Games, AIM & Hitch Hiker's Guide03:21 Sponsor: Mailing Things04:43 The Winding Digital Road07:19 Tragically Hip, Bands & Singing09:04 Podcasting11:11 Canadian vs American Pronunciation13:57 200 Episodes of a Podcast16:16 What Makes Mark Awesome Today17:00 We Know Names of Fruit19:35 The Speed Round20:16 1. The Edmonton Oilers24:40 Blades of Steel, NHL '94 & 95, NBA Jam & Ken Griffey Jr MLB27:28 2. A Game You Still Play (Diablo II)34:48 3. Canada's Middle37:39 Mowing Lawns For & Against39:21 Lakes, Maps & Landmarks42:54 4. Cat Conundrum44:12 5. Best Gaming System44:35 Part 2 Teaser: Pizza45:17 Stolen Outro: Gord Downie🎬 Credits 🎬Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the CopywriterMusic by DELOSound💬 Also Mentioned 💬Alien Adoption Agency: https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/do1hqc/this_was_a_favorite_of_mine_i_recognize_this_name/AOL Instant Messenger: https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/1erqnif/what_was_your_username_on_aol_instant_messenger/AIM: https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/y72gba/aim_aol_instant_messenger/AOL Instant Messenger Sounds (ZigZag Production Studio): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0_RgmGt6WwThe Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Series Books 1-4): https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1547022808/hitch-hikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-trilogyThe Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time ("Book 5"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Salmon_of_DoubtThe Postman (1997): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119925/Media Mail (USPS): https://www.usps.com/ship/mail-shipping-services.htmThe Tragically Hip: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tragically_HipTop 100 Songs by the Tragically Hip: https://darryldobbs.com/2024/12/12/top-100-songs-by-the-tragically-hip/Vegas Golden Knights vs Kraken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRmLax5r__sNHL '94 Game Bugs: https://www.nhl94.com/html/bugs.phpBlades of Steel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blades_of_SteelBlades of Glory (2007): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445934/Ice Hockey (1988): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_(1988_video_game)NHL '94: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_%2794NHL 95: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380574/NBA Jam by Reyan Ali (Book): https://bossfightbooks.com/products/nba-jam-by-reyan-aliNBA Jam (game): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5537918/Joust (1982): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314233/Diablo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_(video_game)Diablo II: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_IIReady Player One by Ernest Cline: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/209887/ready-player-one-by-ernest-cline/World of Warcraft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_WarcraftCanada Map without Lakes: https://www.burningcompass.com/americas/us-canada-map.htmlMap with Lakes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada#/media/File:Political_map_of_Canada.svgLake Mead Water Project: https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/07/24/lake-mead-water-projections-raise-red-flags/Drought Barrels: https://abcnews.com/US/ghastly-effect-drought-bodies-emerging-lake-mead/story?id=84590523#AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #RetroGaming #Nostalgia #PenPal
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